Cybercrime

Ch. 1 Is cybercrime a serious problem?: Identity theft is a serious problem / Sid Kirchheimer

The impact of identity theft for most victims is minimal / Lynn Langton, Michael Planty

Cyberterrorism poses a serious threat to national security / John R. Rossi

The threat of cyberterrorism is exaggerated / Maura Conway

Music piracy poses a serious threat to the US economy / Stephen E. Siwek

The economic impact of music piracy is exaggerated / Eric Bangeman.

Ch. 2 How do cybercriminals use online media to commit crimes? : Fighting back online predators / Kim Hone-McMahan

The number of predators that exploit children online is exaggerated / Steve Rendall

Cybercriminals use personal information on social networking websites to commit crimes / Consumer Reports

Flash mobs, no longer just dance parties and pillow fights, pose growing criminal threat: cops / Eric Tucker, and Thomas Watkins

Domestic abusers use technology to stalk and threaten their victims / Dalia Colòn.

Ch. 3 Is Internet activism a cybercrime? : Activist websites that reveal sensitive documents threaten diplomatic negotiations / John Feffer

Activist websites that reveal sensitive documents are a useful form of journalism / David Carr

Some activists hack the Internet to promote political beliefs / Peter Ludlow

Some activist hackers have become too corrupt to be effective / Charles Arthur

Some activist hackers oppose corporate control of the Internet / Tim Hwang

Great firewall: Chinese censors of Internet face "Hacktivists" in U.S. / Geoffrey Fowler.

Ch. 4 What laws will best prevent cybercrime? : A strict national standard is necessary to encourage companies to disclose data breaches / Andrew Crocker

Industry self-regulation, not government intervention, is the best way to protect consumers from data attacks / William H. Saito

Laws to protect children from Internet pornographers are necessary / Lamar Smith, Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Proposed laws to protect children from Internet pornographers are unconstitutional / Laura W. Murphy, Christopher Calabrese, Jesselyn McCurdy

Brake the Internet pirates: how to slow down intellectual property theft in the digital era / Wall Street Journal

The Stop Online Piracy Act will not prevent online piracy / Julian Sanchez

Internet service providers should be held liable for cybercrime / Noah Shachtman

Making Internet service providers liable will not reduce cybercrime / Mike Masnick.